September - October
2013

26.09. - Essen

27.09. – Aachen

28.09. – Kiel

29.09. – Hannover

01.10. – Adelsheim

02.10. – Nürnberg

04.10. – Heidelberg

05.10. – Kassel

06.10. - Frankfurt

DIG Chain Tour
KATHAK LIVE

DIG Chain Tour
KATHAK LIVE
Classical Indian Music and Dance tour
Organised by Deutsch-Indische Gesellschaft (DIG)
Sponsored by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR, New Delhi)
With:
Ms. Gauri Diwakar – Kathak dance
Shri Yogesh Gangani – Tabla
Shri Amiullah Khan – Vocals & Harmonium
Shri Ayub Khan - Sarangi

Gauri Diwakar is a promising dancer whose performance makes a striking impression. Fortunate to have studied under the tutelage of several doyens in the field of Kathak, she initially trained by Ms. Sumita Chowdhary in Jamshedpur and received the Sangeet Prabhakar from Prayag Sangeet Samiti Allahabad.She was also traineded by Pandit Birju Maharaj and Shri Jai Kishan Maharaj and achieved a excellence at Kathak Kendra, New Delhi.
Recently, Gauri Diwakar has been awarded “Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar” for the year 2008.
A versatile performer, she has performed in several national as well as international dance festivals. she has given a number of solo performances and danced for choreographies of many eminent Gurus. She is an \'A\' Grade artist of Doordarshan, New Delhi and an empanelled artist of ICCR.
Gauri also imparts training to young students - helping to keep the age-old tradition alive.

Gauri Diwakar ist eine vielversprechende Tänzerin, deren Leistung einen markanten Eindruck hinterlässt. Sie hatte das Glück, unter mehreren Altmeistern Kathak studieren zu können: Frau Sumita Chowdhary in Jamshedpur, Prayag Sangeet Samiti in Allahabad und sogar Pandit Birju Maharaj und Shri Jai Kishan Maharaj.
Sie ist eine vielseitige Künstlerin, die bei mehreren nationalen und internationalen Tanz-Festivals auftrat.
Durch ihre Lehrtätigkeit hilft sie, die uralte Tradition des Kathak-Tanzes lebendig zu halten.